FCM Notification Tap Not Triggering Events in React Native (Except When Sent via FCM Console)

I've been struggling with this issue for the past week and couldn't find a fix.

Removed 'react-native-splash-screen' from the app

Problem:

• When I send FCM notifications from my backend, they are received on the device, and tapping them opens the app.
• However, the messaging event handlers in my React Native code (e.g., onNotificationOpenedApp and setBackgroundMessageHandler) do not trigger.
• Strangely, if I send the notification using the Firebase Console, everything works perfectly—the events trigger as expected.

What I’ve Tried:

• Ensured the payload structure matches Firebase’s expected format.
• Verified that the event listeners are correctly registered.
• Checked if the issue persists in both foreground and background states.
• Debugged to confirm whether the app is receiving the notification data properly.

Has anyone faced a similar issue or knows what might be going wrong? Any help is appreciated!

        public static async Task<bool> SendNotificationToFCM(string fcmToken, string title, string message, string imageUrl, string amazonAffiliateUrl)
        {

            try
            {
                Dictionary<string, string> data = new Dictionary<string, string>
            {
                { "Why mobile development is hard?", "hello world!" },
                                                     };

                var fcmMessage = new Message()
                {
                    Notification = new Notification()
                    {
                        Title = title,
                        Body = message,
                        ImageUrl = imageUrl,
                    },
                    Data = data,
                    Token = fcmToken,
                    Android = new AndroidConfig()
                    {
                        Notification = new AndroidNotification()
                        {
                            Title = title,
                            Body = message,
                            ImageUrl = imageUrl,
                        },
                      //  Data = data,

                        Priority = Priority.High // Set high priority
                    }
                };

                string serializedMsg = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(fcmMessage);
                if (FirebaseApp.DefaultInstance == null)
                {
                    FirebaseApp.Create(new AppOptions()
                    {
                        Credential = GoogleCredential.FromFile(firebase-config.json")
                    });
                }

                // Send a message to the device corresponding to the provided
                // registration token.
                string response = await FirebaseMessaging.DefaultInstance.SendAsync(fcmMessage);
                // Response is a message ID string.
                Console.WriteLine("Successfully sent message: " + response);
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                return false;
            }

        }

now the react native code

  useEffect(() => {
    const handleNotification = async (remoteMessage) => {
      console.log("